A range of views from readers
THOTBOT HOTSPOT: HOW A GLITCH TEST BEGAT A TRANSMEDIA NARRATIVE
“Perspective, belief, memory, social class, education—among many other things—all play a role in shaping how we see and act in the world, but ultimately we are the creators.”
READER INPUT: WHAT’S RIGHT WITH BOSTON?
We requested, you suggested: “Our passion and stubborn love for our city makes us great”
STILL SPINNING: HUB VINYL ICON SKIPPY WHITE AND THE TUNES BOSTON HAS HUMMED SINCE THE ’60S
“Skippy’s been around since, what, 1961? Skippy is Boston history.”
READER INPUT: WHAT’S WRONG WITH BOSTON?
We were happy to receive several dozen responses—many of which echoed each other, one of which was a poem, and some of which hit on subjects that we don’t think or write about enough around here.
TOP 10 MOST VIEWED DIG ARTICLES OF 2019
From investigative reports to music and arts writing, we killed it yet again. Long live alt-weeklies!
EDITORIAL: WHY SO MUCH CULTURAL REHASH?
Is the decades-long economic crisis for working people leading to less relevant art?
SPECIAL FEATURE: FENTANYL IN THE FAMILY
Ben Westhoff’s dive into the ‘deadliest wave of the opioid epidemic’ is the most frightening book of the year, and it’s mandatory reading
SOMERVILLE SUMMIT: PART VI
Residents vent on issues related to arts, artists, and artisans
DANCING QUEERLY
An interview with festival organizers Maggie Cee and J Michael Winward Dancers and members of the queer community alike are invited to put on their dancing shoes at the second annual Dancing Queerly festival taking place at the Dance Complex on July 28 and 29. The festival will consist of two nights of […]
